# fortunate

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ · frequency rank #7,446

## Definitions
1. Auspicious.
2. Happening by good luck or favorable chance.
3. Favored by fortune.

## Etymology
From Middle English fortunat(e) (“fortunate”), from Latin fortūnātus, from fortūna (“fortune, luck”) + -ātus (adjective-forming suffix), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). See also Middle English fortunaten (“to assure the success (of), make fortunate”); cognate with French fortuné (“lucky”). By surface analysis, fortune + -ate.

## Easily confused with
- **fortune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fortunate-vs-fortune)
- **fortunately** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fortunate-vs-fortunately)
- **fortnite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fortnite-vs-fortunate)
- **formulate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/formulate-vs-fortunate)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ffortunate`, `forrtunate`, `fortnuate`, `forttunate`, `fortuante`, `fortunaet`, `fortunatte`, `fortunnate`, `fortuntae`, `forutnate`, `fotrunate`, `frotunate`, `ofrtunate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fortunate